The Most Requested Workshop in 2009!
Driving Customer Traffic and Sales in This Economy with Destination Principles

This half-day workshop takes Jon Schallert's proprietary 14-step strategy to turn a business into a Consumer Destination and focuses on the most important tools that business owners must use in today's economy to thrive and survive.  Business owners attending this workshop will leave with concrete to-do's that they can immediately implement in their business to drive more customer traffic, despite today's challenging economy.  Immediately following the workshop, Jon engages all attendees in a Marketing Roundtable that takes their current business challenges and shows them how his Destination principles can be applied to them.

Read below what attendees of this webinar had to say:

Leslie Carnes, Executive Director, Pendleton Oregon Chamber of Commerce:
     "When Jon spoke in our community, some attendees were skeptical that they would hear anything new.  Boy, were they glad they attended!  There were real estate agents, accountants, and owners of retail stores, non-profits and restaurants in the room, and every single one walked away with ideas churning about how to reinvent and improve their businesses. A group of them asked to schedule a follow-up session so they can continue their brainstorming together and make a difference for not only themselves but for our community.  What an awesome time to bring Jon here and give my members some much needed encouragement, hope, and a real shot in the arm!"
                 

Mike Watkins, Supervisor, Community Development Dept., City of Milton-Freewater, Oregon:
     "First, let me say, that it was truly a pleasure meeting you.  I had heard about your program for many years, and was very excited to find out you that you were going to be in Pendleton, Oregon, 30 miles from our city of Milton-Freewater.  As the Community Development Supervisor for the City of Milton-Freewater, one of my many duties is business recruitment and retention. So, I was thrilled to offer your workshop to our fellow business owners.
      I announced your workshop, “Making your Business a Destination”, at every meeting, gathering, discussion, etc., hoping to get ALL of our business owners and operators excited about attending.  We (the Community Development Partnership) also offered a small scholarship to those that attended the seminar.  To make it even more palatable, I requested the use of the City’s bus to transport the group to and from the seminar. I knew that the “brainstorming” taking place during the ride would be a very beneficial piece to the re-invention of the businesses. And I was correct!!
      We had 12 people attend, and the conversations taking place on the way back were incredible!!! They ranged from the 7 second rule, sight-sound-smell, music creating the mood, and store-front appearances. 
      As a follow-up, there have been some BIG changes taking place in our small business community.  We have several businesses “re-inventing” themselves, and the excitement you created seems to be sustaining. 
      I thank you, and my business community thanks you!!  Next time, my goal is to fill 2 buses!!"

Arthur J. (Art) Hill,Director,  Small Business Development Centers, Blue Mountain Community College, Pendleton Oregon:
      "By the way, one of our retailers who attended your workshop just put up a nice website.  Another retailer came to me at the Small Business Development Center asking for guidance in getting more out of his websites.  And the group of twelve business owners who came in the bus from Milton Freewater, Oregon haven't stopped talking about the ideas they're working into their businesses.  Another one of the business owners has started purchasing product for her retail store from another one of the businesses in attendance!  If this is typical of what happens after your workshops, you're a one-man economic stimulus package. 
Thanks for what you do."